Edsurge

MAY 1, 2023

Recently, EdSurge sat down with Brigitta Witt , vice president of social impact and sustainability at T-Mobile, to discuss how teachers can support students’ bold ideas beyond the classroom. We encourage youth to submit ideas focused on one of the following three categories: Digital Empowerment, Equity In Action and Thriving Planet.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

Endless Network , a global organization dedicated to promoting equity and accessibility, invests strategically in companies worldwide to address challenges such as limited access to quality education. Closing global education gaps How is Learning Equality addressing the challenge of the digital divide and the 2.6

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Edsurge

JUNE 15, 2022

There are always new products coming out in the edtech landscape, but somehow a couple software platforms monopolize the industry and are used by teachers everywhere, leaving smaller companies and edtech startups facing an uphill battle. Also, many edtech companies have engineers who don’t have teaching experience or knowledge about pedagogy.

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The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 20, 2022

Pre-pandemic there was an enormous digital divide. Access to the Internet The pandemic no longer allowed elected officials to ignore the digital divide. Access to Learning Content The pandemic resulted in school districts adopting learning management systems and platforms like Google Classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 20, 2020

Ready or not, digital transformation has come to education. billion students out of the classroom , schools have been forced to make a decade of progress in online learning in just a few short months. Address the digital divide. With the coronavirus pandemic pushing some 1.2 The data tells the tale.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2022

This funding opportunity will allow K-12 schools and districts, colleges and universities, and public libraries to connect students to safe, reliable internet outside of the classroom. “At At Kajeet, we believe internet access is a basic human right and are fully committed to efforts aimed at closing the digital divide,” said Daniel J.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Instead of assuming that teachers need this or that, make sure to understand what they need for their students, classrooms, or even what they need to make improvements in their personal lives. Helping with classroom supplies. Read more: How to redesign your classroom on a budget. Donating tech teaching equipment. Be a volunteer.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

This would be a fantastic opportunity for private corporations with extensive IT infrastructures to partner with their local communities to accelerate digital transformations in the public schools. While some students remain unconnected, Oakland’s effort has emerged as an example of how to tackle a citywide digital divide.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2023

While there is still work to do in closing the digital divide, access is becoming less of a limiting factor for game-based learning. At the same time, schools and teachers are increasingly comfortable with the idea of games in the classroom. COVID has also accelerated funding for broadband in underserved neighborhoods.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

These initiatives build upon Verizon’s efforts to help under-resourced communities bridge the digital divide. The company offers data, video and voice services and solutions on its award-winning networks and platforms, delivering on customers’ demand for mobility, reliable network connectivity, security and control.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Courses about Student Mental Health Strategies for Addressing Student Anxiety With the strategies and interventions you learn in this course, you will be able to create a classroom environment where students can successfully cope with stressors and instead focus on learning. Online and Digital Instruction. Learn More.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2023

In the classroom, AR technology can enhance learning by providing students with interactive and immersive experiences, improving their understanding of complex concepts and enabling them to apply their knowledge in real-world scenarios. Recently, EdSurge spoke to field experts about the benefits of integrating AR in the classroom.

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2023

When classrooms and conference rooms abruptly moved online three years ago, we all experienced moments of technical frustration. We’ve even seen instances where mobility-restricted students struggle in classrooms where power cords are dangling from desks to outlets. How else does Qualcomm address the digital divide among students?

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The Impact of Education’s Digital Transformation In recent years, education has undergone a digital transformation , and this will be apparent when you consider the average classroom today compared to the average classroom 20 or 30 years ago.

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Digital Promise

MAY 27, 2020

With digital learning likely to stretch into the fall due to COVID-19, how can we ensure every student has equitable access to powerful learning opportunities? The crisis has shone a harsh light on the digital divide in the United States, surfacing thoughtful debate and long-overdue discussion around the equity gap.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

1560 , and proposed adding sections designed “to close the digital divide in California.” The question is whether or not the FCC and the federal Department of Education will continue to support WiFi provisioning once students return to physical classrooms. For instance, prior to COVID-19, Section 12100.8

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

But EducationSuperHighway did it this week, announcing that the classroom internet connectivity gap is effectively closed – one year ahead of schedule, no less. When we started all of this, it wasn’t because we wanted to get broadband in every classroom,” Marwell said. “We Mississippi Learning. Their plan seems to have worked.

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 7, 2016

However for many students there is a struggle to provide that access at home so they can access those digital resources away from the classroom. Samsung, along with other companies, are working with districts across the U.S. I encourage you to check out the whitepaper to learn more. What can be done?

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2022

Recognition that the digital divide prevents academic progress has prompted colleges to do more to connect students with tech tools. Flipping the Classroom Professors who recorded video lectures for online learning during the pandemic are realizing they have a new resource at their disposal. Smith University.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2023

Many middle schoolers are spending as much (if not more) time online as they do in classrooms, often in spaces not designed for them. Digital technology companies should partner with researchers to perform ongoing safety monitoring and identify new potential areas of harm.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 1, 2016

Widespread public interest surrounds new technologies in the classroom. These changes will impact both the way students learn and the appearance of traditional classroom settings. The company has developed a number of sophisticated software programs and mobile apps designed to encourage greater customization in education.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2015

“What you find out very quickly as teachers is not just the power of using technology in the classroom, but the power to extend learning, to carry it beyond just the school day,” says Brian Nicol, communications coordinator and, until recently, a teacher at the Wisconsin school district. Share them in the comments.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2021

In Washington state, where Navas is the director of the Equity in Education Coalition (EEC), many families either didn’t know how to access the tech support provided by districts and companies like Apple, or didn’t feel comfortable because of language barriers. or “How do I get into Google classrooms?” to “How do I turn on my internet?”

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Digital Divide Learning Trends Accessibility 88

Neo LMS

APRIL 27, 2017

There is also a concern that BYOD creates digital divides in the classroom between well-resourced students and those from families that simply cannot afford to give their children devices. Challenges for BYOD are, however, also obvious: strain on school internet networks, content management, cheating and distraction.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

History teacher Keith “Hip” Hughes has a massive following on his YouTube channel.Today, he shares his technique for flipping the classroom in engaging, powerful ways. Today’s Sponsor: Edpuzzle is my new favorite flipped classroom tool. Five Ways to Flip Your Classroom. We want to be “conductors” of our classroom.

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MIND Research Institute

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The PSA elevates our mission to take math out of the classroom and into the community, inviting families to come together as they experience math in all its beauty, form and fun! “As As a technology company, we know the value of STEM education, and are thrilled to support MIND and the 2016 Math Fair.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

What can we take from this when we return to our classrooms? And will we return to our classrooms to teach in the same manner as we did before COVID? Regardless of whether students are learning in the classroom, at home, or a combination of the two, students are in need of greater support during this time.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2016

The “digital divide” is still very real. what makes the difference between using edtech to supplement the classroom experience and using it to transform learning? So what makes the difference between using edtech to supplement the classroom experience and using it to transform learning? Department of Education.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2020

The seminal Coleman Report published in 1966 showed that student outcomes inside the classroom are predicated on their circumstances outside the classroom. These disparities have significant implications for children’s success within the classroom. Summer has always been a time when gaps get wider.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 15, 2020

Unfortunately, school closures have meant a step backward for many when it comes to the digital divide. Sending personal messages to classrooms or individual students with kudos as they meet their goals, makes it evident that we care and are their loudest cheerleaders during distance learning. Supporting Students and Families.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 29, 2021

For both students and teachers, online learning has come with a lot of challenges, from the digital divide and technology access to mental health impacts , or a lack of essential school and community supports. Just as some of us enjoy being in a physical classroom, others might prefer to learn solo, from home.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Some internet-access advocates say EBS is underutilized at best, and wasted at worst, because loose regulatory oversight by the FCC has allowed most of the spectrum to fall into the hands of commercial internet companies. We can flip the classroom. Photo: Chris Berdik. We can extend the learning day.

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Marketplace K-12

JUNE 27, 2016

Leaders of the International Society for Technology in Education are launching the organization’s first-ever effort to raise revenue through licensing fees tied to companies’ use of the organization’s digital standards, the group’s chief executive officer said Sunday.

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My Paperless Classroom

JANUARY 19, 2014

With the ruling this week from the US supreme courts we could see ISPs charging companies and content providers more to have upload access to the Internet. No one knows for sure, but I would bet this is really bad news for that digital divide we are always fretting about. So in short the net just went more free market on us.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

EveryoneOn is a national nonprofit working to eliminate the digital divide by making high-speed, low-cost Internet service, computers and free digital literacy courses accessible to all unconnected Americans. Since 2012, Cox has connected more than 100,000 low-income Americans to the internet through the Connect2Compete program.

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eSpark

JULY 11, 2016

Successful classroom technology should challenge and support every type of learner without widening the digital divide that’s often found in low-income and rural districts. Classroom devices can streamline differentiation for students, even if a school or district has limited resources to spend on edtech.

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 5, 2016

The new analysis, titled “Teachers and Technology Use in the Classroom: Exclusive Survey Results,” represents an in-depth follow up to the Education Week Tech Confidence Index , released earlier this month as part of Education Week’s 2016 Technology Counts report. Classroom management challenges: (20 percent vs. 7 percent.).

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